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Founded in 1998, the BMW Group Technology Office USA is located in Mountain View, California and currently employs a diverse team from multidisciplinary fields.
The office reflects the spirit of technological innovation embodied by its Silicon Valley setting, bringing together associates to work towards one common goal: the identification of new technologies and trends relevant to BMW, and their incorporation into new products as quickly as possible.
The Mountain View team works to ensure that BMW remains at the forefront of global trends and technology. The researchers and developers concentrate preliminary on Sustainability and Digitalization. That includes but isn't limited to future mobility concepts, smart grid and smart home, battery technology and powertrain topics, as well as sensor technologies, Big Data and machine learning, user experience concepts and highly automated driving.
The offices are easily accessible via the Bay Shore Freeway and are less than a mile from the water and green spaces of Shoreline Park.
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2022
1 Dec 2022
The EV Market Doubles Down on Permanent Magnets Despite Material Costs
With the continued global turmoil experienced over the past few years, the prices of almost everything are rising. This has been especially true for the rare earth materials used in the manufacturing of electric motors for electric vehicles (EVs).
25 Nov 2022
Fuel Cell Boats & Ships 2023-2033: PEMFC, SOFC, Hydrogen, Ammonia, LNG
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24 Nov 2022
Carpenter Electrification: Soft Magnetic Materials for Motors
Carpenter Technology Corporation produces high-performance specialty alloy-based materials across a range of industries. Carpenter Electrification is the specific division for applying these technologies to electric motors and electronics. Specifically for electric motors, IDTechEx spoke to Carpenter about its high magnetic induction alloys for the rotor and stator stacks with the aim of increasing electric motor power density.24 Oct 2022
Wireless Charging to Pull the Plug on Charging Stations
The development of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles (EVs) has slowly picked up momentum over the past decade. This charging solution relies on the principle of resonant inductive coupling to achieve wireless power transfer (WPT) from a ground-based pad to a vehicle-fitted pad. Drivers should simply align their vehicles with the ground pad for charging to begin automatically, eliminating the need to plug in.
18 Oct 2022
5G Market 2023-2033: Technology, Trends, Forecasts, Players
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13 Oct 2022
Five Key Technology Trends for Tomorrow's Electric Car
In 20 years, IDTechEx predicts electric cars will generate 76% of all e-transport revenues. Due to their scale, car markets create the largest opportunities for players in the electric vehicle supply chain, from advanced materials through to battery packs, power electronics, and electric motors.12 Oct 2022
Qualcomm: Preparing to Supply Autonomy to Automotive Market
11 Oct 2022
Wireless Charging Market for Electric Vehicles 2023-2033: Technology, Players and Forecasts
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6 Oct 2022
Polymer Additive Manufacturing 2023-2033: Technology and Market Outlook
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3 Oct 2022
Our Next Energy (ONE)
Our Next Energy are a US start-up developing advanced battery technology for electric vehicles. IDTechEx spoke with them (Samuel Haberl, Technical Product Manager) at the Battery Show North America 2022.30 Sep 2022
6K and One to Produce Critical Battery Materials for Gemini and Aeries
6K, a leader in the sustainable production of engineered materials for lithium-ion batteries and additive manufacturing produced from its UniMelt plasma technology, announced that its 6K Energy division has signed a joint development agreement with Our Next Energy to develop and produce the critical battery material that ONE will use in their Gemini and Aries battery platforms.23 Sep 2022
CATL
CATL are the leading manufacturer of Li-ion batteries globally.
21 Sep 2022
Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality Headsets 2023-2033: Technologies, Players, and Markets
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20 Sep 2022
Visionaries 777
Visionaries 777 (V777) is a Hong Kong-based company that builds software to link locations and objects to videos and information for purposes including training, marketing, education, and more. The company spun out of Lego — its founders were originally hired to create an AR department at the company.6 Sep 2022
BMW Group Starts In-house Fuel Cell Production for BMW iX5 Hydrogen
The BMW Group will now be manufacturing highly efficient fuel cell systems at its in-house competence centre for hydrogen. This technology is one of the core elements in the BMW iX5 Hydrogen and generates a high continuous output of 125 kW/170 hp. It teams up with an electric motor featuring fifth-generation BMW eDrive technology and a high-performance battery purpose developed for this vehicle to enable its powertrain to deliver 275 kW/374 hp.
2 Sep 2022
Robotic Charging Consortium to Find Mobility Solutions
Rocsys joins ROCIN-ECO, a consortium with IONITY, Audi, TÜV SÜD, Porsche, BMW, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, AVL, and Huber+Suhner. The consortium aims to find the optimal concept for enabling carefree e-mobility across Europe. The aim is to create a concept eventually accessible to all car manufacturers worldwide and create a true Robotic Charging Infrastructure Ecosystem.
15 Aug 2022
Plugless Power
Plugless Power Inc. is a privately held company based in Houston, Texas, that developed and manufactured low power wireless charging equipment for electric vehicles. It offered its products as a premium aftermarket accessory through 2016 to 2019 before stopping all sales. IDTechEx spoke to its CEO, Michael Rai Anderson, to understand the state of the company and future outlook.5 Aug 2022
Powertrain Efficiency: Sustaining EV Growth in an Era of Shortages
2022 continues to present great challenges for electric vehicle makers, but despite these challenges electric vehicle markets have continued to grow. However, in an era of shortages, disruption is inevitable. IDTechEx believes improvements to drive cycle efficiency and vehicle design, minimizing battery capacity and other material requirements per vehicle, must come to the forefront.12 Jul 2022
Yaskawa — Leading Player of Industrial and Collaborative Robots
Yaskawa is a Japanese manufacturer of servos, motion controllers, AC motor drives, switches, and robots. It was demonstrating the company's cobots and industrial welding robots at Automatica 2022. IDTechEx had an in-depth interview with the company at the booth, discussing the latest robotic products.7 Jul 2022
Motiv Power Systems: Electric Trucks
Motive Power Systems are a manufacturer of all-electric chassis for medium duty (Class 3 through 6) commercial vehicles.